Southern Connecticut State University women's swimming and diving standouts Molly Kennedy, Paola Castillo, Sierra DuCharme and Ally Quitos were named to the 2026 Academic All-District Women's Swimming and Diving Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators. To qualify for the award, athletes must be at least a sophomore athletically or academically with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. In the pool, athletes must compete in at least 75% of team meets, finish in the top eight at their conference meet or participate in the national championships. 

Kennedy was named the 2026 NE10 Championships Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet and Northeast 10 conference swimmer of the year after winning six out of the seven events she participated in. She won the 50 Freestyle (23.45), 100 Freestyle (50.52), 200 Freestyle (1:51.22), 400 Medley Relay (3:52.17), 800 Yard Freestyle Relay (7:39.40) and the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay (3:30.40). Kennedy secured a silver medal in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (1:36.44). In addition to the NE10 championships, Kennedy was selected to compete at the DII NCAA National Championships in the 50, 100 and 200 yard freestyle. Kennedy placed in the top 30 in the nation in the 100 yard freestyle (51.15). In her three years at Southern Connecticut, Kennedy has won 20 out of the 21 events she has swam in at NE10 Championships. Along with being named to the CSC academic all-district team, Kennedy was selected to the NE10 academic all conference team for the second time in her career this season. 

In her final season as an Owl, Castillo secured three silver medals at the 2026 Northeast 10 conference championships. Castillo medaled in the 1,000 Yard freestyle (10:37.97), the 800 Yard Freestyle Relay (7:39.40) and the 1650 yard freestyle (17:41.55). For her career, Castillo medaled 13 times totaling four event championships, seven silver medals and two bronze medals. Castillo will graduate in May with a degree in psychology. 

Quitos, a junior and communication disorders major, medaled in two events at the 2026 Northeast-10 Conference Championships. She won the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:52.17 and secured a bronze medal in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.16. So far in Quitos' career, she has medaled nine times.

DuCharme, a sophomore majoring in physical therapy, medaled in the Northeast 10 Conference Championships. DuCharme earned a bronze medal in the 1,000 yard freestyle with a time of 10:41.47. Along with the CSC selection, DuCharme was named to the NE10 academic all-conference team for the first time in her career.

The 2024-25 Academic All-District® Women's Swimming and Diving Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.